Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley accused the government of engaging in 'political games' as it has not released more details about the Voice to Parliament, adding PM Anthony Albanese needs to answer 15 'perfectly reasonable' questions about the body.
The Albanese Government has been accused of"playing tricky political games" over its failure to provide more information on the Voice to Parliament.independent advisory body for First Nation's peopleThe Coalition has in recent months been demanding Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to release further details about the Voice to the Australian public ahead of the vote.
Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley told Sky News Australia on Monday the government was risking the"whole reconciliation project failing". Some of those questions were posed during parliament on November 30, and a few of them include: Who will be eligible to serve on the body? What are its functions and powers? How much will it cost taxpayers annually?
"By the way we have already said to the government that we will support reasonable actions that improve the real-world outcomes and the reality that indigenous children are face in remote communities is a national tragedy," she said. "We also want to know whether the regional voice that we initiated that has the voice of regional bodies, how that will be represented on a national body," she added., are yet to come to a unified position on the Voice to Parliament, with Mr Dutton signalling an announcement early this year.
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